Posts by Lisa McDonald
GOMD selects award lecturers for May meeting
The Glass & Optical Materials Division has selected six outstanding glass scientists to present award lectures at the GOMD Annual…
Read MoreRefractories Symposium focuses on glass while breaking a ‘glass ceiling’
Last week ACerS St. Louis Section and Refractory Ceramics Division presented the 54th Annual Refractories Symposium, which has grown into the most significant annual gathering of the refractories community in North America. Nancy Bunt was the first woman to be honored with the St. Louis Section Theodore J. Planje award.
Read MoreCongress-approved spending bill proposes big boosts to research funding
The U.S. Senate just approved a $1.3 trillion spending package that significantly increases funding for research—the plan increases R&D funding by 12.8% over 2017 figures, the largest increases to research spending in nearly a decade.
Read MoreLongtime ACerS member says taking advantage of Corporate Partner benefits is key to building business relationships
Mary Stevenson, president of Deltech Furnaces, believes that the key to developing relationships with other businesses is to take advantage of the numerous benefits an ACerS Corporate Partnership offers. Learn how she has gotten involved with the Society over the years in this Corporate Partner profile.
Read MoreVideo: Laboratory drama unfolds the high-suspense thrill of edge thin-film testing
Analytical materials characterization company MSE Supplies can relate to the high-suspense drama of getting experimental data—the company recently published a short video that hilariously brings this lab-turned-movie-set situation to life.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Trace of manganese in graphene catalysts suggests better ultrathin fuel-cell components, solar cells could work come rain or shine with a TENG, and other materials stories that may be of interest for March 21, 2018.
Read MoreWhat can carbon do for you do? Graphene’s next big application could be as hair dye
Researchers at Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) recently demonstrated graphene’s potential as a hair dye that is easily applied, resists washing out, and is much less toxic than current hair coloring methods.
Read MoreLearn five factors that control suspension rheology in ACerS short course
Learn how to troubleshoot and solve suspension rheology problems in ACerS short course “Dispersion and Rheology Control for Improved Ceramic Processing” at Ceramics Expo. Register before March 29 for a special rate.
Read MoreCeramics in the semiconductor industry and more inside April 2018 ACerS Bulletin, now available online
The April 2018 issue of the ACerS Bulletin—featuring articles about ceramics in the semiconductor industry, refractory firebricks for energy storage, high-temperature furnace coatings, ceramic proppant supply, and additive manufacturing at Ceramics Expo 2018—is now available online.
Read MoreVideo: Tile Grid Shell transforms ceramic tiles into 3-D structure
Proving that it is possible to create a three-dimensional structure out of two-dimensional ceramic tiles, a group at Harvard Graduate School of Design built an 8-foot-tall structure that covers 145 square feet of interior space. Watch the video to see how they fabricated Tile Grid Shell.
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